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Dah banyak kali tengok video Makcik Titli ni tapi tak juga buat-buat. Heheh..
Dah banyak kali tengok video Makcik Titli ni tapi tak juga buat-buat. Heheh..
Ingredients
350 g (12 oz) finely grated carrot (about 3 large carrots)
300 g (11 oz) plain flour
300 g (11 oz) sugar
250 ml (1 cup) sunflower or canola oil
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tsp baking powder
1½ tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ cup of crushed pinapple (optional)
Crushed walnuts (optional)
Frosting
250 g (8 oz) cream cheese
200 g (7 oz) powdered sugar
60 g (2 oz) butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
Grated zest of 1 orange
Instructions
- Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder and salt and mix together.
- Break the eggs into a clean bowl and whisk them until frothy.
- Slowly beat in the sugar. It should take about 3-4 minutes.
- Continue to beat the mixture while drizzling in the sunflower oil.
- Beat in the vanilla essence. Add the flour mixture and beat for about 1 minute to give a smooth mixture.
- Fold in the carrot and the pineapple using a spatula.
- Lightly grease a baking tray 22cm x 31cm (9″x11″) and pour in the mixture. Bake in an oven at 180°C for 45-50 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a wire rack and leave it cool completely.
- To make the frosting, gently beat together the butter and cream cheese. Slowly beat the powdered sugar into the mixture. Finally, beat in the vanilla essence and the orange zest.
- Place the cooled cake on a board and cover with frosting. Finsh with a sprinkling of crushed walnuts.
Titli’s Tips
You can also add chopped nuts or raisins into the batter for interesting variations on this cake
